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The Venus of Baltimore by A. Leibniz

Baltimore, MD

Circa: 1909

Size: 15 3/4" (h) x 10" (w) x 10" (l)

A striking, bold and sensual folk art carving by a very skilled artisan. A young nude woman stands with her arms above her head, leaning contrapposto against a tree stump above an elaborate carved floral base, which is cornered by dogs and elephants(?). The animals have black glass beads and rhinestone inset eyes. It should be noted that each side of the base is carved slightly different than the other—each with a different floral
and base molding motif.

Related: see American Vernacular, p. 164 for a walnut carved female figure found in Baltimore.